Bioeconomy is Bad for Biodiversity
The Bioeconomy is Bad for Biodiversity, Global Forest Coalition Warns. obama’s plan bodes ill for human rights and the environment, new report finds.
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Enda Kenny chopping down a tree during National tree week
Taoiseach Enda Kenny filmed chopping down a tree during Ireland’s National tree week
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Stop the sale of Irish forests
Once again the sale of the public forests is announced with very little detail or background information. This time the Troika have facilitated the State regards public opposition, by changing the MOU to allow the proceeds from the sale of State assets to be reinvested in job creation.
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Not Seeing The Land For The Trees
Hidden beneath the proposed sell off of public forest trees is the loss of sovereign land which the trees are growing upon.
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Magical Moments with Diana Beresford Kroeger
A guided walk in a tiny segment of the great forests that once stood throughout Ireland with Scientist Diana Beresford Kroeger and Andrew St.Ledger of the Woodland League.
Save Ireland’s Forests – SFTV
This is a short news item, broadcast on Swiss TV by SFTV (The Swiss state broadcaster), covering all the angles on the sale of Ireland’s forests. This includes interviews with Andrew St. Ledger, Bertie Ahern, Eamon Gilmore & Enda Kenny.
State Vandalism and Neglect in a Rare Native Oakwood
This film was made to inspire the public to appreciate the true value of such remaining wild places, by creating a positive from a negative.
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Issues associated with the sale of Coillte
Since the McCarthy report of June 2009, the selling of Coillte, and Ireland’s entire public forest estate, has been on the cards. The Woodland League, have always suspected that Coillte was set up a) as a vehicle to facilitate the extraction of huge grants from the EU, and b) to consolidate, and sell off, a major Public asset, the largest land bank.
Coillte Toxic Dump
A video showing the blatant disregard for our environment by Coillte (the Irish Forestry Board), in Chevy Chase, Co. Galway. Music by Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance.
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Green Deserts of Ireland
A video with Andrew St. Ledger giving a brief history of Irish forests and forest policy.
